chore(release): prepare 0.2.3

fix(release): repair Apple and Android builds

.github/workflows/apple-release.yml

@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "SPARKLE_ED_KEY_FILE=$RUNNER_TEMP/sparkle_ed_private_key" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Build, sign & notarize DMG
-        run: apple/scripts/build-dmg.sh
+        run: make build-apple-dmg
+
+      - name: Upload notarization diagnostics
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: vnidrop-${{ steps.version.outputs.app }}-notarization-diagnostics
+          path: apple/dist/*.notary-log.json
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 14
 
       - name: Generate appcast
         env:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -185,37 +185,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           apk="build/release/play/VniDrop-${VERSION}-${VERSION_CODE}-play-universal.apk"
-          apksigner_path="$(
-            find "$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/build-tools" -type f -name apksigner -perm -111 |
-              sort -r |
-              head -1
-          )"
           apkanalyzer_path="$(
             find "$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools" -type f -name apkanalyzer -perm -111 |
               sort -r |
               head -1
           )"
-          if [ -z "$apksigner_path" ] || [ -z "$apkanalyzer_path" ]; then
-            echo "Android SDK verification tools were not found" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          "$apksigner_path" verify --verbose --print-certs "$apk" \
-            > build/release/play/apksigner-report.txt
-          actual="$(
-            awk -F': ' '/Signer #1 certificate SHA-256 digest:/ {print $2; exit}' \
-              build/release/play/apksigner-report.txt |
-              tr -d '[:space:]:' |
-              tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
-          )"
-          expected="$(
-            printf '%s' "$EXPECTED_CERT_SHA256" |
-              tr -d '[:space:]:' |
-              tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
-          )"
-          if [ -z "$actual" ] || [ "$actual" != "$expected" ]; then
-            echo "Play APK signing certificate mismatch" >&2
+          if [ -z "$apkanalyzer_path" ]; then
+            echo "apkanalyzer was not found" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
+          packaging/android/verify-apk-signature.sh \
+            "$apk" \
+            "$EXPECTED_CERT_SHA256" \
+            >/dev/null
           if [ "$("$apkanalyzer_path" manifest application-id "$apk")" != "com.vnidrop.app" ]; then
             echo "Play APK package name mismatch" >&2
             exit 1
@@ -228,7 +210,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "Play APK version code mismatch" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          rm build/release/play/apksigner-report.txt
           (
             cd build/release/play
             sha256sum \
@@ -246,6 +227,114 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 90
           compression-level: 0
 
+  publish-microsoft-store:
+    name: Submit Microsoft Store update
+    needs:
+      - preflight
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - macos
+      - play-closed-testing
+    runs-on: windows-2025
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    environment: microsoft-store
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download Windows Store package
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          name: vnidrop-${{ needs.preflight.outputs.version }}-windows-store-x64
+          path: build/release/windows
+
+      - name: Validate Microsoft Store configuration
+        id: store-package
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID }}
+          AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID }}
+          AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET }}
+          SELLER_ID: ${{ secrets.SELLER_ID }}
+          MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID: ${{ vars.MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID }}
+        run: |
+          $configuration = @{
+            AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID = $env:AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID
+            AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID = $env:AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID
+            AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET = $env:AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET
+            SELLER_ID = $env:SELLER_ID
+            MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID = $env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID
+          }
+          foreach ($entry in $configuration.GetEnumerator()) {
+            if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($entry.Value) -or $entry.Value -eq "REPLACE_ME") {
+              throw "Missing Microsoft Store configuration: $($entry.Key)"
+            }
+          }
+          if ($env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID -ne "9NJ5Q0FG7TGL") {
+            throw "Unexpected Microsoft Store product ID: $env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID"
+          }
+          $packages = @(
+            Get-ChildItem build/release/windows -File -Filter *.msixupload -Recurse
+          )
+          if ($packages.Count -ne 1) {
+            throw "Expected exactly one msixupload package, found $($packages.Count)"
+          }
+          "path=$($packages[0].FullName)" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Set up Microsoft Store Developer CLI
+        uses: microsoft/microsoft-store-apppublisher@15abd1c50fcc164b19cb240fb04ef3c49bf715a2 # v1.1
+        with:
+          version: v0.3.9
+
+      - name: Authenticate and verify Store access
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID }}
+          AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID }}
+          AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET }}
+          SELLER_ID: ${{ secrets.SELLER_ID }}
+          MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID: ${{ vars.MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID }}
+        run: |
+          msstore settings --enableTelemetry false
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "Failed to disable Microsoft Store CLI telemetry"
+          }
+          msstore reconfigure `
+            --tenantId "$env:AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID" `
+            --sellerId "$env:SELLER_ID" `
+            --clientId "$env:AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID" `
+            --clientSecret "$env:AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "Microsoft Store authentication failed"
+          }
+          msstore apps get "$env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "The Microsoft Store application is not accessible"
+          }
+
+      - name: Publish package to Microsoft Store
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID: ${{ vars.MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID }}
+          STORE_PACKAGE: ${{ steps.store-package.outputs.path }}
+        run: |
+          msstore publish "$env:STORE_PACKAGE" `
+            --appId "$env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "Microsoft Store package publication failed"
+          }
+
+      - name: Summarize Store submission
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.preflight.outputs.version }}
+          MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID: ${{ vars.MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID }}
+        run: |
+          "### Microsoft Store submission" >> $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          "- App version: $env:VERSION" >> $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          "- Product ID: $env:MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID" >> $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          "- Package submitted for certification" >> $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
   publish-github:
     name: Publish coordinated GitHub Release
     needs:
@@ -254,6 +343,7 @@ jobs:
       - windows
       - macos
       - play-closed-testing
+      - publish-microsoft-store
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 20
     permissions:

Makefile

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include $(ROOT)/make/release.mk
 .PHONY: test-rust-transfer test-rust-approval test-rust-lifecycle test-rust-output-sink
 .PHONY: check-shared test-shared test-android-host check-android verify-android-libs build-android run-desktop
 .PHONY: apple-core apple-version-config apple-project open-apple-project open-apple build-apple-macos build-apple-ios check-apple
-.PHONY: check-version check-release check-localization localization localization-migrate
+.PHONY: prepare-release check-version check-release check-localization localization localization-migrate
 .PHONY: check-docs run-docs check-diagnostics run-diagnostics diagnostics-db-local diagnostics-db-remote diagnostics-typegen deploy-diagnostics
 
 help: ## Show available commands and common configuration variables.
@@ -61,14 +61,22 @@ test: test-rust test-shared ## Run the main Rust and shared JVM test suites.
 
 check: check-version check-rust check-shared check-localization check-docs check-diagnostics ## Run portable pre-PR verification.
 
+prepare-release: ## Update PRODUCT_VERSION and show its derived store versions (RELEASE_VERSION=x.y.z).
+	@test -n "$(RELEASE_VERSION)" || { printf 'Usage: make prepare-release RELEASE_VERSION=x.y.z\n' >&2; exit 1; }
+	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/version/prepare-release.sh "$(RELEASE_VERSION)"
+
 check-version: ## Validate the canonical version and its platform mappings.
 	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/version/test-version.sh
 	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/version/resolve-version.sh verify
 	cd $(ROOT) && $(GRADLE) verifyVersion $(GRADLE_FLAGS)
 
 check-release: ## Validate coordinated release scripts and workflow YAML.
-	cd $(ROOT) && bash -n packaging/android/build-release.sh packaging/release/assemble-release.sh packaging/release/test-assemble-release.sh
+	cd $(ROOT) && bash -n apple/scripts/notarize.sh apple/scripts/sign-exported-app.sh apple/scripts/tests/test-notarize.sh apple/scripts/tests/test-sign-exported-app.sh packaging/android/build-release.sh packaging/android/verify-apk-signature.sh packaging/android/tests/test_verify_apk_signature.sh packaging/release/assemble-release.sh packaging/release/test-assemble-release.sh packaging/release/test-release-config.sh
+	cd $(ROOT) && apple/scripts/tests/test-notarize.sh
+	cd $(ROOT) && apple/scripts/tests/test-sign-exported-app.sh
+	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/android/tests/test_verify_apk_signature.sh
 	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/release/test-assemble-release.sh
+	cd $(ROOT) && packaging/release/test-release-config.sh
 	cd $(ROOT) && python3 -m unittest discover -s packaging/android/tests -v
 	cd $(ROOT) && ruby -e 'require "yaml"; ARGV.each { |file| YAML.load_file(file) }' .github/workflows/*.yml
 
@@ -139,7 +147,7 @@ build-apple-macos: apple-project ## Build the native macOS app (unsigned by defa
 build-apple-macos-direct: apple-project ## Build the direct-download macOS target (Sparkle, unsigned) — CI compile check.
 	cd $(ROOT)/apple && $(XCODEBUILD) -project VniDrop.xcodeproj -scheme VniDropDirect -configuration Release-Direct -derivedDataPath "$(APPLE_DERIVED_DATA)" -destination 'platform=macOS' CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO build
 
-build-apple-dmg: ## Build the signed/notarized direct-download .dmg (see apple/RELEASE-MACOS.md for required env).
+build-apple-dmg: localization ## Build the signed/notarized direct-download .dmg (see apple/RELEASE-MACOS.md for required env).
 	cd $(ROOT) && apple/scripts/build-dmg.sh
 
 open-apple: build-apple-macos ## Build and launch the native macOS app.

apple/scripts/build-dmg.sh

@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ ACTUAL_BUILD="$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleVersion' \
 	exit 1
 }
 
+echo "==> Enforcing hardened-runtime signature"
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/sign-exported-app.sh" \
+	"$APP" \
+	"$DEVELOPER_ID_APP" \
+	"$APPLE_DIR/VniDrop/Resources/VniDropDirect.entitlements"
+
 # --- Build the DMG -----------------------------------------------------------
 DMG="$DIST_DIR/$APP_NAME-$VERSION.dmg"
 rm -f "$DMG"
@@ -137,7 +143,8 @@ codesign --force --sign "$DEVELOPER_ID_APP" --timestamp "$DMG"
 # --- Notarize + staple -------------------------------------------------------
 if [ -n "${NOTARY_PROFILE:-}" ]; then
 	echo "==> Notarizing (profile: $NOTARY_PROFILE)"
-	xcrun notarytool submit "$DMG" --keychain-profile "$NOTARY_PROFILE" --wait
+	NOTARY_LOG="$DIST_DIR/$APP_NAME-$VERSION.notary-log.json"
+	"$SCRIPT_DIR/notarize.sh" "$DMG" "$NOTARY_PROFILE" "$NOTARY_LOG"
 	echo "==> Stapling"
 	xcrun stapler staple "$DMG"
 	xcrun stapler validate "$DMG"

apple/scripts/notarize.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -ne 3 ]]; then
+	printf 'Usage: %s <artifact> <keychain-profile> <log-output>\n' "$0" >&2
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+artifact=$1
+keychain_profile=$2
+log_output=$3
+
+[[ -s $artifact ]] || {
+	printf 'error: notarization artifact is missing or empty: %s\n' "$artifact" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+[[ -n $keychain_profile ]] || {
+	printf 'error: notarization keychain profile is empty\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+[[ -n $log_output ]] || {
+	printf 'error: notarization log output path is empty\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+rm -f "$log_output"
+set +e
+response="$(
+	xcrun notarytool submit "$artifact" \
+		--keychain-profile "$keychain_profile" \
+		--wait \
+		--output-format json
+)"
+submit_exit=$?
+set -e
+printf '%s\n' "$response"
+
+submission_id="$(
+	printf '%s\n' "$response" |
+		jq -r '.id // empty' 2>/dev/null ||
+		true
+)"
+status="$(
+	printf '%s\n' "$response" |
+		jq -r '.status // empty' 2>/dev/null ||
+		true
+)"
+
+if [[ $submit_exit -eq 0 && $status == Accepted && -n $submission_id ]]; then
+	printf 'Notarization accepted (submission %s)\n' "$submission_id"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+printf 'error: notarization was not accepted (status: %s, submission: %s)\n' \
+	"${status:-unknown}" "${submission_id:-unknown}" >&2
+if [[ -n $submission_id ]]; then
+	mkdir -p "$(dirname "$log_output")"
+	if xcrun notarytool log "$submission_id" "$log_output" \
+		--keychain-profile "$keychain_profile"; then
+		printf '%s\n' 'Apple notarization log:' >&2
+		cat "$log_output" >&2
+	else
+		printf 'error: could not retrieve the Apple notarization log\n' >&2
+	fi
+fi
+exit 1

apple/scripts/sign-exported-app.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -ne 3 ]]; then
+	printf 'Usage: %s <app-bundle> <signing-identity> <entitlements>\n' "$0" >&2
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+app=$1
+signing_identity=$2
+entitlements=$3
+
+[[ -d $app ]] || {
+	printf 'error: exported app bundle does not exist: %s\n' "$app" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+[[ -n $signing_identity ]] || {
+	printf 'error: signing identity is empty\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+[[ -f $entitlements ]] || {
+	printf 'error: entitlements file does not exist: %s\n' "$entitlements" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+codesign \
+	--force \
+	--sign "$signing_identity" \
+	--options runtime \
+	--timestamp \
+	--entitlements "$entitlements" \
+	"$app"
+codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 "$app"
+
+signature_details="$(codesign --display --verbose=4 "$app" 2>&1)"
+printf '%s\n' "$signature_details"
+printf '%s\n' "$signature_details" |
+	grep -Eq 'flags=.*\(runtime([^)]*)?\)' || {
+		printf 'error: exported app signature does not enable the hardened runtime\n' >&2
+		exit 1
+	}

apple/scripts/tests/test-notarize.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+notarize="$script_dir/../notarize.sh"
+scratch="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/vnidrop-notarize-test.XXXXXX")"
+trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "$scratch/bin"
+artifact="$scratch/VniDrop.dmg"
+calls="$scratch/calls.txt"
+log_output="$scratch/notary/notary-log.json"
+printf 'dmg\n' > "$artifact"
+
+cat > "$scratch/bin/xcrun" <<'SCRIPT'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$FAKE_NOTARY_CALLS"
+if [[ $1 == notarytool && $2 == submit ]]; then
+	case "${FAKE_NOTARY_MODE:-accepted}" in
+		accepted)
+			printf '%s\n' \
+				'{"id":"11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111","status":"Accepted"}'
+			;;
+		invalid)
+			printf '%s\n' \
+				'{"id":"22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222","status":"Invalid"}'
+			;;
+		transport-error)
+			printf '%s\n' 'notary service unavailable' >&2
+			exit 1
+			;;
+	esac
+elif [[ $1 == notarytool && $2 == log ]]; then
+	mkdir -p "$(dirname "$4")"
+	printf '%s\n' \
+		'{"status":"Invalid","issues":[{"message":"The signature is invalid."}]}' \
+		> "$4"
+else
+	printf 'unexpected xcrun invocation: %s\n' "$*" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+SCRIPT
+chmod +x "$scratch/bin/xcrun"
+
+PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_CALLS="$calls" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_MODE=accepted \
+	"$notarize" "$artifact" test-profile "$log_output" >/dev/null
+[[ ! -e $log_output ]]
+[[ $(grep -c '^notarytool submit ' "$calls") -eq 1 ]]
+if grep -q '^notarytool log ' "$calls"; then
+	printf 'Accepted submissions must not request a rejection log\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+: > "$calls"
+if PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_CALLS="$calls" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_MODE=invalid \
+	"$notarize" "$artifact" test-profile "$log_output" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Invalid notarization must fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+grep -F '"The signature is invalid."' "$log_output" >/dev/null
+grep -F \
+	'notarytool log 22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222' \
+	"$calls" >/dev/null
+
+: > "$calls"
+rm -f "$log_output"
+if PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_CALLS="$calls" \
+	FAKE_NOTARY_MODE=transport-error \
+	"$notarize" "$artifact" test-profile "$log_output" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Notary transport errors must fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+[[ ! -e $log_output ]]
+if grep -q '^notarytool log ' "$calls"; then
+	printf 'A submission without an ID cannot request a rejection log\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+printf 'Notarization helper tests passed.\n'

apple/scripts/tests/test-sign-exported-app.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+sign_exported_app="$script_dir/../sign-exported-app.sh"
+scratch="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/vnidrop-codesign-test.XXXXXX")"
+trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "$scratch/bin" "$scratch/VniDrop.app/Contents/MacOS"
+app="$scratch/VniDrop.app"
+entitlements="$scratch/VniDropDirect.entitlements"
+calls="$scratch/calls.txt"
+printf '<plist><dict/></plist>\n' > "$entitlements"
+printf 'binary\n' > "$app/Contents/MacOS/VniDrop"
+
+cat > "$scratch/bin/codesign" <<'SCRIPT'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$FAKE_CODESIGN_CALLS"
+case " $* " in
+	*" --display "*)
+		if [[ ${FAKE_CODESIGN_MODE:-runtime} == missing-runtime ]]; then
+			printf '%s\n' \
+				'CodeDirectory v=20500 size=123 flags=0x0(none) hashes=1+0 location=embedded' \
+				>&2
+		else
+			printf '%s\n' \
+				'CodeDirectory v=20500 size=123 flags=0x10000(runtime) hashes=1+0 location=embedded' \
+				>&2
+		fi
+		;;
+	*" --verify "*)
+		if [[ ${FAKE_CODESIGN_MODE:-runtime} == verify-error ]]; then
+			printf '%s\n' 'invalid signature' >&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		;;
+esac
+SCRIPT
+chmod +x "$scratch/bin/codesign"
+
+PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_CODESIGN_CALLS="$calls" \
+	"$sign_exported_app" \
+	"$app" \
+	'Developer ID Application: Example (ABCDEFGHIJ)' \
+	"$entitlements" >/dev/null
+grep -F -- \
+	'--force --sign Developer ID Application: Example (ABCDEFGHIJ) --options runtime --timestamp --entitlements' \
+	"$calls" >/dev/null
+grep -F -- '--verify --deep --strict --verbose=2' "$calls" >/dev/null
+grep -F -- '--display --verbose=4' "$calls" >/dev/null
+
+if PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_CODESIGN_CALLS="$calls" \
+	FAKE_CODESIGN_MODE=missing-runtime \
+	"$sign_exported_app" \
+	"$app" \
+	'Developer ID Application: Example (ABCDEFGHIJ)' \
+	"$entitlements" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'A signature without the hardened runtime must fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" \
+	FAKE_CODESIGN_CALLS="$calls" \
+	FAKE_CODESIGN_MODE=verify-error \
+	"$sign_exported_app" \
+	"$app" \
+	'Developer ID Application: Example (ABCDEFGHIJ)' \
+	"$entitlements" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Signature verification errors must fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+printf 'Exported app signing tests passed.\n'

build.gradle.kts

@@ -41,19 +41,18 @@ val productVersionMatch = Regex("(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9][0-
 	.matchEntire(productVersion)
 	?: error("PRODUCT_VERSION must use canonical MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH integers")
 val productVersionParts = productVersionMatch.groupValues.drop(1).map(String::toLong)
-require(productVersionParts[0] <= 65534 && productVersionParts.drop(1).all { it <= 65535 }) {
-	"PRODUCT_VERSION components exceed the supported store ranges"
+require(productVersionParts[0] <= 2099 && productVersionParts.drop(1).all { it <= 999 }) {
+	"PRODUCT_VERSION must use a major no greater than 2099 and minor/patch no greater than 999"
 }
 
 val releaseChannel = requiredVersionProperty("RELEASE_CHANNEL")
 require(releaseChannel.matches(Regex("[a-z][a-z0-9-]*"))) {
 	"RELEASE_CHANNEL contains unsupported characters"
 }
-val androidVersionCode = canonicalInteger(
-	"ANDROID_VERSION_CODE",
-	requiredVersionProperty("ANDROID_VERSION_CODE"),
-	1L..2_100_000_000L,
-).toInt()
+val androidVersionCode =
+	(productVersionParts[0] * 1_000_000L + productVersionParts[1] * 1_000L + productVersionParts[2])
+		.also { require(it in 1L..2_100_000_000L) { "Derived Android version code is out of range" } }
+		.toInt()
 val windowsVersionEpoch = canonicalInteger(
 	"WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH",
 	requiredVersionProperty("WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH"),

packaging/android/build-release.sh

@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@ verify_archive_entries() {
 	done
 }
 
-find_apksigner() {
-	if command -v apksigner >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		command -v apksigner
-		return
-	fi
-	local sdk_root=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT:-${ANDROID_HOME:-}}
-	[[ -n $sdk_root ]] || return 1
-	find "$sdk_root/build-tools" -type f -name apksigner -perm -111 2>/dev/null |
-		sort -r |
-		head -1
-}
-
 for name in \
 	VNIDROP_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH \
 	VNIDROP_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD \
@@ -119,26 +107,12 @@ grep -F 'jar verified.' <<< "$jarsigner_report" >/dev/null || {
 }
 verify_archive_entries "$source_apk" "${required_apk_libraries[@]}"
 verify_archive_entries "$source_aab" "${required_aab_libraries[@]}"
-apksigner_path="$(find_apksigner)" || {
-	printf 'apksigner was not found in PATH or the Android SDK\n' >&2
-	exit 1
-}
-signature_report="$("$apksigner_path" verify --verbose --print-certs "$source_apk")"
 actual_fingerprint="$(
-	printf '%s\n' "$signature_report" |
-		awk -F': ' '/Signer #1 certificate SHA-256 digest:/ {print $2; exit}'
+	"$script_dir/verify-apk-signature.sh" \
+		"$source_apk" \
+		"$VNIDROP_ANDROID_UPLOAD_CERT_SHA256"
 )"
-[[ -n $actual_fingerprint ]] || {
-	printf 'Could not read the APK signing certificate fingerprint\n' >&2
-	exit 1
-}
-actual_fingerprint="$(normalize_fingerprint "$actual_fingerprint")"
 expected_fingerprint="$(normalize_fingerprint "$VNIDROP_ANDROID_UPLOAD_CERT_SHA256")"
-[[ $actual_fingerprint == "$expected_fingerprint" ]] || {
-	printf 'APK signing certificate mismatch: expected %s, got %s\n' \
-		"$expected_fingerprint" "$actual_fingerprint" >&2
-	exit 1
-}
 aab_fingerprint="$(
 	keytool -printcert -jarfile "$source_aab" |
 		awk -F': ' '/SHA256:/ {print $2; exit}'

packaging/android/publish_play.py

@@ -184,6 +184,19 @@ def generated_apks_url(package_name: str, version_code: int) -> str:
     return f"{API_ROOT}/applications/{package}/generatedApks/{version_code}"
 
 
+def generated_apk_download_url(
+    package_name: str,
+    version_code: int,
+    download_id: str,
+) -> str:
+    package = urllib.parse.quote(package_name, safe="")
+    download = urllib.parse.quote(download_id, safe="")
+    return (
+        f"{API_ROOT}/applications/{package}/generatedApks/"
+        f"{version_code}/downloads/{download}:download?alt=media"
+    )
+
+
 def get_generated_apks(
     client: PlayClient,
     package_name: str,
@@ -216,22 +229,23 @@ def download_universal_apk(
             selected = find_universal_apk(response, expected_fingerprint)
             if selected is not None:
                 fingerprint, download_id = selected
-                package = urllib.parse.quote(package_name, safe="")
-                download = urllib.parse.quote(download_id, safe="")
-                url = (
-                    f"{API_ROOT}/applications/{package}/generatedApks/"
-                    f"{version_code}/downloads/{download}:download"
+                apk = client.request(
+                    "GET",
+                    generated_apk_download_url(
+                        package_name,
+                        version_code,
+                        download_id,
+                    ),
                 )
-                output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-                output.write_bytes(client.request("GET", url))
-                if output.stat().st_size == 0:
-                    raise RuntimeError("Google Play returned an empty universal APK")
-                return fingerprint
+                if apk:
+                    output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                    output.write_bytes(apk)
+                    return fingerprint
         if attempt < attempts:
             time.sleep(interval_seconds)
     raise RuntimeError(
-        "Google Play did not provide a universal APK signed with the expected "
-        f"certificate after {attempts} attempts"
+        "Google Play did not provide a non-empty universal APK signed with the "
+        f"expected certificate after {attempts} attempts"
     )
 
 

packaging/android/tests/test_publish_play.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import importlib.util
+import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -44,6 +45,69 @@ class PublishPlayTests(unittest.TestCase):
             ("aabb", "correct"),
         )
 
+    def test_downloads_generated_apk_as_media(self):
+        class FakePlayClient:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.download_urls = []
+                self.media_attempts = 0
+
+            def request_json(self, method, url):
+                self.assert_request(method, url)
+                return {
+                    "generatedApks": [
+                        {
+                            "certificateSha256Hash": "AA:BB",
+                            "generatedUniversalApk": {
+                                "downloadId": "download/id+=",
+                            },
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+
+            def request(self, method, url):
+                self.assert_request(method, url)
+                self.download_urls.append(url)
+                if not url.endswith("?alt=media"):
+                    return b""
+                self.media_attempts += 1
+                return b"apk" if self.media_attempts == 2 else b""
+
+            @staticmethod
+            def assert_request(method, url):
+                if method != "GET" or not url.startswith(publish_play.API_ROOT):
+                    raise AssertionError(f"unexpected request: {method} {url}")
+
+        client = FakePlayClient()
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as scratch:
+            output = Path(scratch) / "universal.apk"
+            fingerprint = publish_play.download_universal_apk(
+                client,
+                "com.example app",
+                2002,
+                "aa:bb",
+                output,
+                attempts=2,
+                interval_seconds=0,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(fingerprint, "aabb")
+            self.assertEqual(output.read_bytes(), b"apk")
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            client.download_urls,
+            [
+                (
+                    f"{publish_play.API_ROOT}/applications/com.example%20app/"
+                    "generatedApks/2002/downloads/"
+                    "download%2Fid%2B%3D:download?alt=media"
+                ),
+                (
+                    f"{publish_play.API_ROOT}/applications/com.example%20app/"
+                    "generatedApks/2002/downloads/"
+                    "download%2Fid%2B%3D:download?alt=media"
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
     def test_track_update_preserves_existing_releases_and_adds_draft(self):
         track = {
             "track": "closed-beta",

packaging/android/tests/test_verify_apk_signature.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+verifier="$script_dir/../verify-apk-signature.sh"
+scratch="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/vnidrop-apksigner-test.XXXXXX")"
+trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT
+
+apk="$scratch/app.apk"
+fake_apksigner="$scratch/apksigner"
+printf 'apk\n' > "$apk"
+
+cat > "$fake_apksigner" <<'SCRIPT'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+case "${FAKE_APKSIGNER_MODE:-success}" in
+	success)
+		printf '%s\n' \
+			'Verifies' \
+			'Signer #1 certificate SHA-256 digest: AA:BB:CC:DD' >&2
+		;;
+	missing)
+		printf '%s\n' 'Verifies' >&2
+		;;
+	failure)
+		printf '%s\n' 'invalid APK signature' >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+SCRIPT
+chmod +x "$fake_apksigner"
+
+actual="$(
+	APKSIGNER="$fake_apksigner" \
+		"$verifier" "$apk" "aa bb cc dd"
+)"
+[[ $actual == aabbccdd ]]
+
+if APKSIGNER="$fake_apksigner" \
+	"$verifier" "$apk" deadbeef >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Expected a certificate mismatch to fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if FAKE_APKSIGNER_MODE=missing APKSIGNER="$fake_apksigner" \
+	"$verifier" "$apk" aabbccdd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Expected missing certificate output to fail\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if FAKE_APKSIGNER_MODE=failure APKSIGNER="$fake_apksigner" \
+	"$verifier" "$apk" aabbccdd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf 'Expected signature verification failure to propagate\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+printf 'APK signature verifier tests passed.\n'

packaging/android/verify-apk-signature.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
+	printf 'Usage: %s <apk> <expected-certificate-sha256>\n' "$0" >&2
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+apk=$1
+expected_fingerprint=$2
+build_tools_version=${ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION:-36.0.0}
+
+normalize_fingerprint() {
+	printf '%s' "$1" |
+		tr -d '[:space:]:' |
+		tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
+}
+
+find_apksigner() {
+	if [[ -n ${APKSIGNER:-} ]]; then
+		[[ -x $APKSIGNER ]] || {
+			printf 'Configured apksigner is not executable: %s\n' "$APKSIGNER" >&2
+			return 1
+		}
+		printf '%s\n' "$APKSIGNER"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	local sdk_root=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT:-${ANDROID_HOME:-}}
+	if [[ -n $sdk_root ]]; then
+		local pinned="$sdk_root/build-tools/$build_tools_version/apksigner"
+		if [[ -x $pinned ]]; then
+			printf '%s\n' "$pinned"
+			return
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if command -v apksigner >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		command -v apksigner
+		return
+	fi
+
+	printf 'apksigner %s was not found in the Android SDK or PATH\n' \
+		"$build_tools_version" >&2
+	return 1
+}
+
+[[ -s $apk ]] || {
+	printf 'APK is missing or empty: %s\n' "$apk" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+apksigner_path="$(find_apksigner)" || exit 1
+if ! signature_report="$(
+	"$apksigner_path" verify --verbose --print-certs "$apk" 2>&1
+)"; then
+	printf 'APK signature verification failed:\n%s\n' "$signature_report" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+actual_fingerprint="$(
+	printf '%s\n' "$signature_report" |
+		awk '
+			tolower($0) ~ /^signer #1 certificate sha-256 digest:[[:space:]]*/ {
+				line = $0
+				sub(/^[^:]*:[[:space:]]*/, "", line)
+				print line
+				exit
+			}
+		'
+)"
+[[ -n $actual_fingerprint ]] || {
+	printf 'Could not read the APK signing certificate fingerprint\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+actual_fingerprint="$(normalize_fingerprint "$actual_fingerprint")"
+expected_fingerprint="$(normalize_fingerprint "$expected_fingerprint")"
+[[ $actual_fingerprint == "$expected_fingerprint" ]] || {
+	printf 'APK signing certificate mismatch: expected %s, got %s\n' \
+		"$expected_fingerprint" "$actual_fingerprint" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+printf '%s\n' "$actual_fingerprint"

packaging/release/README.md

@@ -13,27 +13,37 @@ Platform workflows upload private workflow artifacts. After every native build
 passes, the release pipeline:
 
 1. stages the signed AAB as a draft on the configured Play closed-test track;
-2. downloads the universal APK signed by Play;
-3. verifies and assembles the public artifacts;
-4. generates checksums and GitHub build-provenance attestations;
-5. creates exactly one GitHub Release;
-6. updates the Homebrew cask.
+2. submits the unsigned `.msixupload` package to Microsoft Store certification;
+3. downloads the universal APK signed by Play;
+4. verifies and assembles the public artifacts;
+5. generates checksums and GitHub build-provenance attestations;
+6. creates exactly one GitHub Release;
+7. updates the Homebrew cask.
 
 Public GitHub Release assets are the DEB, RPM, notarized DMG, Sparkle appcast,
 Play-signed universal APK, checksum file, and release manifest.
 
 The unsigned Microsoft `.msixupload` and upload-signed Android AAB remain
-private workflow artifacts. Partner Center submission stays manual until the
-first Microsoft Store release is certified. The Play release remains a draft
-on a closed-testing track; this pipeline cannot publish to production.
+private workflow artifacts. The protected `microsoft-store` GitHub Environment
+supplies the Partner Center credentials and Store product ID used to submit the
+Windows package. Microsoft publishes the update after certification; the job
+does not change Store listings, pricing, or availability. The Play release
+remains a draft on a closed-testing track; this pipeline cannot publish it to
+production.
 
-To release, first update and merge `version.properties`, including a monotonic
-Android version code. Apple Store and Direct build numbers are derived
-independently at build time. Then create and push the matching tag:
+To release, prepare and merge the new product version. Android, Microsoft Store,
+and Apple build/package versions are derived automatically:
 
 ```bash
-git tag -s v0.2.0 -m "VniDrop 0.2.0"
-git push origin v0.2.0
+make prepare-release RELEASE_VERSION=0.2.1
+make check-version
+```
+
+Then create and push the matching tag:
+
+```bash
+git tag -s v0.2.1 -m "VniDrop 0.2.1"
+git push origin v0.2.1
 ```
 
 The tag must point at the current `origin/master` commit. A failed run creates

packaging/release/test-release-config.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+repo_root="$(cd "$script_dir/../.." && pwd)"
+
+dry_run="$(make -n -C "$repo_root" build-apple-dmg)"
+localization_line="$(
+	printf '%s\n' "$dry_run" |
+		awk '/bun run generate/ {print NR; exit}'
+)"
+build_line="$(
+	printf '%s\n' "$dry_run" |
+		awk '/apple\/scripts\/build-dmg\.sh/ {print NR; exit}'
+)"
+[[ -n $localization_line && -n $build_line && $localization_line -lt $build_line ]] || {
+	printf 'build-apple-dmg must generate localization before building the DMG\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+grep -F 'run: make build-apple-dmg' \
+	"$repo_root/.github/workflows/apple-release.yml" >/dev/null || {
+	printf 'Apple release workflow must use the generated-input-aware Make target\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+signing_line="$(
+	awk '/sign-exported-app\.sh/ {print NR; exit}' \
+		"$repo_root/apple/scripts/build-dmg.sh"
+)"
+dmg_line="$(
+	awk '/echo "==> Building DMG"/ {print NR; exit}' \
+		"$repo_root/apple/scripts/build-dmg.sh"
+)"
+[[ -n $signing_line && -n $dmg_line && $signing_line -lt $dmg_line ]] || {
+	printf 'The exported app must enforce hardened-runtime signing before DMG creation\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+printf 'Release configuration tests passed.\n'

packaging/version/README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Application versioning
 
 `version.properties` at the repository root is the single source of truth for
-the VniDrop product version and persistent store counters. Platform projects
-and release workflows use the version resolver rather than accepting
-independent version overrides.
+the VniDrop product version and the permanent Windows version epoch. Platform
+projects and release workflows derive their versions from it rather than
+accepting independent release counters.
 
 Keep it as plain `KEY=VALUE` assignments: the same file is parsed by shell,
 PowerShell, Gradle, and Rust. Xcode receives resolver-generated xcconfig files.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the patch component (`0.2.1`). Release channels belong in
 
 | Platform | Product version | Platform build/package version |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| Android | `PRODUCT_VERSION` | `ANDROID_VERSION_CODE` |
+| Android | `PRODUCT_VERSION` | Derived monotonic integer |
 | Apple Store | `PRODUCT_VERSION` | Derived UTC `YYYYMMDD.HHMM.SS` |
 | Direct macOS | `PRODUCT_VERSION` | Independently derived UTC `YYYYMMDD.HHMM.SS` |
 | Linux | `PRODUCT_VERSION` | Native package revision |
@@ -32,12 +32,23 @@ the Store. Its version is:
 With epoch `1`, product `0.2.0` maps to MSIX `1.2.0.0`, while product `1.0.0`
 maps to `2.0.0.0`. Do not change the epoch after publishing.
 
-Every Android upload must increment `ANDROID_VERSION_CODE`. Apple build numbers
-are derived at build time by `apple-store-build` and `apple-direct-build`; they
-are kept as separate resolver outputs so App Store and Sparkle releases do not
-consume each other's cadence. Every changed Windows Store package must
-increment the product version because the Store-reserved fourth component
-cannot carry a rebuild number.
+Android derives its version code as:
+
+```text
+product major * 1,000,000 + product minor * 1,000 + product patch
+```
+
+For example, `0.2.0` maps to Android code `2000`, `0.2.1` to `2001`, and
+`1.0.0` to `1000000`. To keep that mapping unique and within store limits,
+the product major may not exceed `2099`, and minor and patch may not exceed
+`999`. A rejected store build must use a new patch version rather than
+rebuilding a previously uploaded product version.
+
+Apple build numbers are derived at build time by `apple-store-build` and
+`apple-direct-build`; they are kept as separate resolver outputs so App Store
+and Sparkle releases do not consume each other's cadence. Every changed Windows
+Store package must increment the product version because the Store-reserved
+fourth component cannot carry a rebuild number.
 
 Apple projects read generated build settings rather than `version.properties`
 directly:
@@ -50,7 +61,14 @@ The generated files under `apple/Generated/` are intentionally ignored.
 `VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC=YYYYMMDDHHMMSS` provides a deterministic clock for
 tests; distribution builds normally use the current UTC time.
 
-Before releasing:
+Prepare the next release by changing only the product version:
+
+```bash
+make prepare-release RELEASE_VERSION=0.2.1
+```
+
+The command refuses non-increasing versions, updates `PRODUCT_VERSION`, and
+prints the derived Android and Microsoft Store versions. Then verify:
 
 ```bash
 make check-version

packaging/version/prepare-release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+repo_root="$(cd "$script_dir/../.." && pwd)"
+resolver="$script_dir/resolve-version.sh"
+version_file="${VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE:-$repo_root/version.properties}"
+next_version="${1:-}"
+
+fail() {
+	printf '%s\n' "$*" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[[ -n $next_version ]] ||
+	fail "Usage: $0 MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH"
+[[ -f $version_file ]] ||
+	fail "Version file not found: $version_file"
+[[ $(grep -c '^PRODUCT_VERSION=' "$version_file") == 1 ]] ||
+	fail "Expected exactly one PRODUCT_VERSION entry in $version_file"
+
+current_version="$(
+	VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$version_file" "$resolver" product
+)"
+current_android_code="$(
+	VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$version_file" "$resolver" android-code
+)"
+temporary="$(mktemp "$(dirname "$version_file")/.version.properties.XXXXXX")"
+trap 'rm -f "$temporary"' EXIT
+
+sed "s/^PRODUCT_VERSION=.*/PRODUCT_VERSION=$next_version/" \
+	"$version_file" > "$temporary"
+
+next_android_code="$(
+	VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$temporary" "$resolver" android-code
+)"
+next_windows_package="$(
+	VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$temporary" "$resolver" windows-package
+)"
+VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$temporary" "$resolver" verify >/dev/null
+
+(( next_android_code > current_android_code )) ||
+	fail "New version must be greater than $current_version"
+
+chmod 644 "$temporary"
+mv "$temporary" "$version_file"
+trap - EXIT
+
+printf 'Prepared VniDrop %s\n' "$next_version"
+printf '  Android version code: %s\n' "$next_android_code"
+printf '  Microsoft Store package: %s\n' "$next_windows_package"
+printf 'Next: make check-version\n'

packaging/version/resolve-version.ps1

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ function Convert-CanonicalInteger {
 
 $productVersion = Read-VersionProperty "PRODUCT_VERSION"
 $releaseChannel = Read-VersionProperty "RELEASE_CHANNEL"
-$androidVersionCodeText = Read-VersionProperty "ANDROID_VERSION_CODE"
 $windowsVersionEpochText = Read-VersionProperty "WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH"
 $buildTimeUtc = $env:VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC
 if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($buildTimeUtc)) {
@@ -78,13 +77,16 @@ if ($productVersion -notmatch "^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*
 	throw "PRODUCT_VERSION must use canonical MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH integers"
 }
 $productParts = $productVersion.Split(".")
-$productMajor = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION major" $productParts[0] 0 65534
-$null = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION minor" $productParts[1] 0 65535
-$null = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION patch" $productParts[2] 0 65535
+$productMajor = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION major" $productParts[0] 0 2099
+$productMinor = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION minor" $productParts[1] 0 999
+$productPatch = Convert-CanonicalInteger "PRODUCT_VERSION patch" $productParts[2] 0 999
 if ($releaseChannel -notmatch "^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$") {
 	throw "RELEASE_CHANNEL contains unsupported characters"
 }
-$androidVersionCode = Convert-CanonicalInteger "ANDROID_VERSION_CODE" $androidVersionCodeText 1 2100000000
+$androidVersionCode = $productMajor * 1000000L + $productMinor * 1000L + $productPatch
+if ($androidVersionCode -lt 1 -or $androidVersionCode -gt 2100000000L) {
+	throw "Derived Android version code must be between 1 and 2100000000"
+}
 $windowsVersionEpoch = Convert-CanonicalInteger "WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH" $windowsVersionEpochText 1 65535
 $windowsMajor = $productMajor + $windowsVersionEpoch
 if ($windowsMajor -gt 65535) {

packaging/version/resolve-version.sh

@@ -34,23 +34,29 @@ validate_canonical_integer() {
 
 product_version="$(read_property PRODUCT_VERSION)"
 release_channel="$(read_property RELEASE_CHANNEL)"
-android_version_code="$(read_property ANDROID_VERSION_CODE)"
 windows_version_epoch="$(read_property WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH)"
 build_time_utc="${VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC:-$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)}"
 
 [[ $product_version =~ ^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$ ]] ||
 	fail "PRODUCT_VERSION must use canonical MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH integers"
 IFS=. read -r product_major product_minor product_patch <<< "$product_version"
-validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION major" "$product_major" 0 65534
-validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION minor" "$product_minor" 0 65535
-validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION patch" "$product_patch" 0 65535
+validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION major" "$product_major" 0 2099
+validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION minor" "$product_minor" 0 999
+validate_canonical_integer "PRODUCT_VERSION patch" "$product_patch" 0 999
 [[ $release_channel =~ ^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$ ]] ||
 	fail "RELEASE_CHANNEL must start with a lowercase letter and contain only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens"
-validate_canonical_integer "ANDROID_VERSION_CODE" "$android_version_code" 1 2100000000
 validate_canonical_integer "WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH" "$windows_version_epoch" 1 65535
 [[ $build_time_utc =~ ^[0-9]{14}$ ]] ||
 	fail "VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC must use YYYYMMDDHHMMSS"
 
+android_version_code=$((
+	(10#$product_major * 1000000) +
+		(10#$product_minor * 1000) +
+		10#$product_patch
+))
+(( android_version_code >= 1 && android_version_code <= 2100000000 )) ||
+	fail "Derived Android version code must be between 1 and 2100000000"
+
 build_month="${build_time_utc:4:2}"
 build_day="${build_time_utc:6:2}"
 build_hour="${build_time_utc:8:2}"

packaging/version/test-version.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 resolver="$script_dir/resolve-version.sh"
+prepare_release="$script_dir/prepare-release.sh"
 scratch="$(mktemp -d)"
 trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT
 
@@ -11,8 +12,7 @@ write_version() {
 	printf '%s\n' \
 		"PRODUCT_VERSION=$1" \
 		"RELEASE_CHANNEL=$2" \
-		"ANDROID_VERSION_CODE=$3" \
-		"WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH=$4" \
+		"WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH=$3" \
 		> "$scratch/version.properties"
 }
 
@@ -29,34 +29,45 @@ expect_failure() {
 
 export VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC=20260728143217
 
-write_version 0.2.0 beta 2 1
+write_version 0.2.0 beta 1
 [[ $(resolve product) == 0.2.0 ]]
-[[ $(resolve android-code) == 2 ]]
+[[ $(resolve android-code) == 2000 ]]
 [[ $(resolve apple-store-build) == 20260728.1432.17 ]]
 [[ $(resolve apple-direct-build) == 20260728.1432.17 ]]
 [[ $(resolve windows-package) == 1.2.0.0 ]]
 resolve verify-tag v0.2.0
 expect_failure resolve verify-tag v1.0.0
 
-write_version 1.0.0 stable 42 1
+write_version 1.0.0 stable 1
+[[ $(resolve android-code) == 1000000 ]]
 [[ $(resolve windows-package) == 2.0.0.0 ]]
 
-write_version 01.0.0 beta 2 1
+write_version 2099.999.999 stable 1
+[[ $(resolve android-code) == 2099999999 ]]
+
+write_version 01.0.0 beta 1
 expect_failure resolve verify
 
-write_version 0.2.0 beta 0 1
+write_version 0.0.0 beta 1
 expect_failure resolve verify
 
-write_version 65535.0.0 stable 2 1
+write_version 2100.0.0 stable 1
+expect_failure resolve verify
+
+write_version 0.1000.0 stable 1
+expect_failure resolve verify
+
+write_version 0.0.1000 stable 1
 expect_failure resolve verify
 
 VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC=20260728146000 expect_failure resolve verify
 VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC=2026-07-28 expect_failure resolve verify
 VNIDROP_BUILD_TIME_UTC=20260229080000 expect_failure resolve verify
 
-write_version 0.2.0 beta 2 1
+write_version 0.2.0 beta 1
 config_dir="$scratch/xcconfig"
-VNIDROP_APPLE_XCCONFIG_DIR="$config_dir" \
+VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$scratch/version.properties" \
+	VNIDROP_APPLE_XCCONFIG_DIR="$config_dir" \
 	"$script_dir/generate-apple-xcconfig.sh" all
 grep -Fx "PRODUCT_VERSION = 0.2.0" "$config_dir/StoreVersion.xcconfig" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 20260728.1432.17" \
@@ -64,4 +75,14 @@ grep -Fx "CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 20260728.1432.17" \
 grep -Fx "CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 20260728.1432.17" \
 	"$config_dir/DirectVersion.xcconfig" >/dev/null
 
+VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$scratch/version.properties" \
+	"$prepare_release" 0.2.1 >/dev/null
+[[ $(resolve product) == 0.2.1 ]]
+[[ $(resolve android-code) == 2001 ]]
+[[ $(resolve windows-package) == 1.2.1.0 ]]
+expect_failure env VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$scratch/version.properties" \
+	"$prepare_release" 0.2.1
+expect_failure env VNIDROP_VERSION_FILE="$scratch/version.properties" \
+	"$prepare_release" 0.1.999
+
 printf 'Version resolver tests passed.\n'

packaging/windows/README.md

@@ -74,16 +74,21 @@ Use this restricted-capability justification in Submission options:
 > Rust and JVM libraries and needs normal user-level filesystem and network
 > access to transfer user-selected files directly between devices.
 
-After the first release is certified and live, Store publication can be added
-as a separate protected job. Keep its Partner Center credentials in a GitHub
-Environment, not in this build job:
+After the first release is certified and live, the coordinated release
+workflow submits the generated `.msixupload` from a separate protected job.
+Keep its Partner Center credentials in the `microsoft-store` GitHub
+Environment, not in the build job:
 
 - AZURE_AD_TENANT_ID
 - AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_CLIENT_ID
 - AZURE_AD_APPLICATION_SECRET
 - SELLER_ID
 
-The Store ID is a non-secret variable.
+Set `MICROSOFT_STORE_PRODUCT_ID` to `9NJ5Q0FG7TGL` as a non-secret variable in
+the same environment. The publishing job validates the product ID,
+authenticates with the pinned Microsoft Store Developer CLI, verifies access to
+the product, and submits only the package for certification. Existing listings,
+pricing, and availability are preserved.
 
 ## Manual build on Windows
 

version.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-PRODUCT_VERSION=0.2.0
+PRODUCT_VERSION=0.2.3
 RELEASE_CHANNEL=beta
-ANDROID_VERSION_CODE=2
 WINDOWS_VERSION_EPOCH=1